TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Ramesh Ramdeen, a fisherman from Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara (WCD), has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of 19-year-old Noel Singh.

Originally charged with the capital offence of murder, Ramdeen accepted a plea deal for the lesser charge before Justice Jo Ann Barlow. He will be sentenced on November 21, 2024 by Justice Jo Ann Barlow of the Demerara High Court. The presiding judge deferred sentencing to a later date to allow for the preparation of a probation report on Ramdeen, victim impact statements from the deceased’s family, and other relevant reports to assist in determining a fair sentence.
Represented by attorney-at-law, Kiswana Jefford, Ramdeen faced the charge stemming from the October 20, 2019 incident. According to state prosecutors Praneta Seeraj, Mikel Puran, and Rbina Christmas, Ramdeen, also known as “Braffy,” launched a violent attack on Singh, stabbing him multiple times, including in the chest. Ramdeen then pushed Singh into a gutter outside Singh’s home at Lot 33, Meten-Meer-Zorg. Witnesses reported seeing Singh in the gutter and called for emergency assistance, but his injuries proved fatal.
He was declared dead on arrival at the Leonora Cottage Hospital.
Ramdeen was apprehended two days later at Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). An autopsy confirmed that Singh’s death was due to perforation of the heart from stab wounds.